Septalites
| Septalites Temporal range: Silurian[1] | |
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| Septalites septatus from the Silurian of Gotland. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | incertae sedis |
| Class: | Tentaculita† |
| Order: | Cornulitida† |
| Family: | Cornulitidae† |
| Genus: | Septalites† Vinn, 2005 |
Septalites septatus longitudinal section of the tube showing septa. Silurian of Gotland
Septalites is a genus of cornulitid tubeworms. Their shells lack vesicular wall structure and have a smooth lumen filled with numerous transverse septa. They are externally covered with transverse ridges. Their fossils are known only from the Silurian of Gotland.[1]
References
- 1 2 Vinn, O. (2005). "A new cornulitid genus from the Silurian of Gotland, Sweden". GFF 127: 205–210. doi:10.1080/11035890501273205.
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